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First epidemic of aseptic meningitis due to echovirus type 13 among Spanish children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 April 2003

G. TRALLERO ,
I. CASAS ,
A. AVELLÓN ,
C. PÉREZ ,
A. TENORIO  and
A. DE LA LOMA
G. TRALLERO
Affiliation:
C.N. de Microbiología, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
I. CASAS
Affiliation:
C.N. de Microbiología, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
A. AVELLÓN
Affiliation:
C.N. de Microbiología, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
C. PÉREZ
Affiliation:
Hospital Gral Dr. Negrin, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
A. TENORIO
Affiliation:
C.N. de Microbiología, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
A. DE LA LOMA
Affiliation:
C.N. de Microbiología, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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Abstract

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Echoviruses are the commonest cause of aseptic meningitis (AM). Echovirus type 13 (EV-13) was the second enterovirus serotype associated with different local outbreaks of AM in Spain between February and October 2000. It was the first time that an epidemic AM caused by this virus was recognized in Spain. The index case appeared in the Canary Islands (Canarias). The EV-13 virus was isolated from 135 patients, predominantly from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). All isolates were from children under 13 years. The age specific peak incidence was in infants under 1 year. Most patients had fever, headache and other meningeal signs. This enterovirus serotype, not previously detected in Spain, caused severe illness with a high attack rate.

Type
Research Article
Information
Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 130 , Issue 2 , April 2003 , pp. 251 - 256
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© 2003 Cambridge University Press